San Angelo woman accused of fleeing police, causing crash

A 24-year-old San Angelo woman was arrested Sunday evening after she fled from police in a stolen vehicle and collided with another vehicle near West 15th Street and North Bryant Boulevard, according to a news release from the San Angelo Police Department.

The suspect and the victim, a 29-year-old Midland man, were taken to Shannon Medical Center, where they were treated for non-incapacitating injuries.

According to reports, police were dispatched about 5:30 p.m. Sunday to the 2500 block of Martin Luther King Drive for the report of a stolen 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer.

When an officer tried to make a traffic stop, the suspect attempted to evade the officer at a high rate of speed, failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the 29-year-old motorist. The force of the collision caused the stolen vehicle to flip over.

The suspect, Marisol A. Zapata, was taken to the Tom Green County Jail after being treated and was charged with unauthorized use of motor vehicle and evading arrest detention.